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We’re fighting the Covid censors
On July 4, our Independence Day, Judge Terry Doughty issued a preliminary injunction ordering the federal government to immediately cease…
Battle cry of the politically listless
As we head into yet another election season, faced with what looks like an inevitable Trump-Biden rematch, it’s hard not…
Rishi Sunak dilutes net zero
Here we go. As Rishi Sunak prepares for next year’s election, the government has been on the hunt for dividing…
Did Indian agents kill a Sikh separatist leader in Canada?
Canada has accused India of being behind the assassination of a Sikh-Canadian citizen on its soil – an unprecedented charge…
The Met police is caught in a dangerous spiral
Twelve months after Sir Mark Rowley embarked on a mission to re-boot the Metropolitan Police following a wave of scandals,…
YouTube is wrong to rush to judgement on Russell Brand
It is often on the back of public fury that dangerous new precedents are set. Authoritarianism can sneak in when…
How standing up for JK Rowling destroyed one author’s career
When the Scottish writer Gillian Philip posted a tweet in 2020, she could not have imagined the devastating consequences that…
Starmer’s Paris trip is based on a fantasy
One small trip on the Eurostar for Keir Starmer is one giant kick in the teeth for Rishi Sunak. The…
The Union is in trouble, however this week’s trans ruling goes
Up before the Court of Session in Edinburgh today is a legal question: was Scottish Secretary Alister Jack’s decision to…
UK set for highest inflation in G7 this year
You’d struggle to describe the start of 2023 as anything like ‘good economic times’. But according to the OECD’s economic outlook…
It won’t be long before Russell Brand releases his first show on X
It’s only a matter of time before Russell Brand, backed as he is by Elon Musk, releases his first show…
Why drivers are losing interest in electric cars
In his promised review of net zero policies, Rishi Sunak has already ruled out postponing the proposed ban on the…
What Horrible Histories gets wrong about history
I love the BBC’s Horrible Histories; in fact, I’m on record as saying it’s among the best things about being a…
Melvyn Bragg takes a pop at Gary Lineker
Radio 4 show In Our Time celebrates its landmark 1,000th episode this week. Host Melvyn Bragg is one of the Beeb’s…
The truth about Bedales
Every now and again, my alma mater is in the news, and why wouldn’t it be? Britain is obsessed with…
Are the Tories still going to ban conversion therapy?
The clock is ticking on a bill to ban conversion therapy, at least for this year. Let’s hope that time…
Macron and Starmer are made for each other
It is Keir Starmer’s misfortune that he arrives in Paris today for a meeting with Emmanuel Macron at the moment…
Why we’re all populists now
Fifteen years ago, populist politicians and parties were seen as a reactionary blip which would soon fade. They are instead…
NATO’s post-Cold War strategy has been a disaster
NATO is fighting for its life — and dying. The alliance has only grown larger as a result of Russia’s…
Why Democrats and Republicans are so worried about third parties
In the closing months of the 2022 midterms North Carolina residents began receiving text messages and phone calls from unfamiliar…
Donald Trump’s foolish abortion gamble
Abortion was the single biggest issue that led to Donald Trump winning the 2016 election. It may be the single…
The upside of living in Japan’s ageing society
For the first time more than 10 per cent of the Japanese population are aged 80 or older, according to…
Liz Truss is no fiscal hawk
Was Liz Truss a fiscal hawk inside No. 10? That is the rather startling claim made by the former prime…
Will Germany be the first to ditch its net zero commitments?
Things are not going well in Germany’s bid to reach net zero by 2045, five years earlier even than Britain’s…
Are we heading for a Sunak and Starmer podcast?
Theresa May always had a camp appeal. The clumsiness, the dancing, the incredible squareness. Mrs Thatcher never took that crown – she…
